Definition of swallow

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Swallow (v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.

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Hirundo :: Hirundo (n.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
Bank Swallow :: Bank swallow () See under 1st Bank, n..
Deglutition :: Deglutition (n.) The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.
Drink :: Drink (v. t.) To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water..
Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..
Progne :: Progne (n.) A swallow.
Swallow :: Swallow (n.) Taste; relish; inclination; liking.
Guzzle :: Guzzle (v. t.) To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer..
Swallower :: Swallow (n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
Dysphagy :: Dysphagy (n.) Difficulty in swallowing.
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (v. t.) To swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour..
Absorbing :: Absorbing (a.) Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit..
Swam :: Swallowwort (n.) A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort..
Gormandize :: Gormandize (v. i. & t.) To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton.
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..
Sea Swallow :: Sea swallow () The common tern.
Glut :: Glut (n.) That which is swallowed.
Politzerization :: Politzerization (n.) The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it..
Martin :: Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows..
Scray :: Scray (n.) A tern; the sea swallow.
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